My project of compiling some of my favorite Cannon produced movies into DVD compilations has been going well (albeit a bit slow). As I’ve been working on these discs, making “Main Menu” screens for the DVD, the idea popped into my noggin’ of making a sort of “trading card” for these, as well.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Time for some Christmas music
It that time of year again to enjoy some wholesome and heart filling Christmas music. And there’s no other form of Christmas music that means so much to me and fills my heart with gladness than Christmas music recorded onto vinyl.
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Fast vs slow NiMH battery chargers
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been learning more about rechargeable batteries and some of the technology behind them. I’ve also learned about the chargers that support them and some of the differences between them. In this post, I review two of the more modern chargers I’ve been using the last little while.
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Printing DVD labels like it’s 1989
Yet another update on my DVD burning project; I wrote a small BASIC program for my C128 to print covers for my DVD cases. Although most of the discs I’m creating will be going into the DVD organizer, some special collections I want to put on the shelf, with our studio produced discs.
Thursday, December 8, 2022
I resurrect my Sony DVD Player from the ashes
It’s been buried on a shelf for a few years now, being put there ever since the disc loading tray refused to open and close without jamming. But, this evening, I was determined to do what I could to get it functional again. Turns out all this trouble was caused by one tiny little belt.
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Over thirty years of rechargeable batteries
Don’t ask me why, but there’s something about the idea behind rechargeable battery technology that always fascinated me. I’ve been buying them for over thirty years. And without it being my intention, here is yet another obscure collection of technology I have in my possession.
Thursday, December 1, 2022
My solution to terrible DVD packaging
I’ve finally found a solution to the terrible packaging you typically find with DVD “boxed sets” of your favorite T.V. shows. My solution was to toss the flimsy, frustrating and space wasting boxes you usually get with DVD boxed sets and replace them with the MegaDisc brand aluminum reinforced optical disc storage trunk, with hanging file storage system.